Geometry, Measurement, and Data · Term 2

Reading Time: Quarter Hour and Five-Minute Intervals

Students will learn to read time to the nearest quarter hour and five-minute intervals on analog and digital clocks.

Key Questions

  1. Explain the relationship between the numbers on a clock face and five-minute intervals.
  2. Construct a real-world problem that requires telling time to the quarter hour.
  3. Evaluate the impact of misinterpreting time in a daily schedule.

CBSE Learning Outcomes

Class: Class 3
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Geometry, Measurement, and Data
Period: Term 2

Suggested Methodologies

Inquiry Circle

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30–55 min

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Learn through direct experience, then reflect and connect to theory

30–60 min

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